The 39th Annual Carl Becker Memorial Lecture in History will be presented by Geoffrey Parker, who currently holds the Andreas Dorpalen chair at Ohio State University. The title of his lecture is “The Crisis of the 1590s Reconsidered: Philip II, His Enemies, and Climate Change.” The lecture is free and open to the public.

Craig Klafter, Assistant Provost, International Programs, will present "Classical Education and the Founding of the United States: The Case of Peter van Schaack." The event is free and open to the public.